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SPIN-OFF, SKEIN, & FIBER ARTS COMPETITIONS

THE TRIPLE CROWN - Once More In 2025!
THIS EVENT WAS SUCH A SUCCESS IN 2023 and 2024, WE ARE OFFERING IT AGAIN! GET 3 DIFFERENT SETS OF INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ALPACA'S 2025 FLEECE BY ENTERING IT IN THESE 3 COMPETITIONS!

  • Enter the AOA National IFA competition occurring immediately prior to the Suri Network Fleece Show
  • Enter the same fleece in the Regular Suri Network Fleece Show
  • Enter the Suri Network Spin-Off- we will pull the sample for the Spin Off competition after it has been judged in the Regular Fleece Show.

    To save exhibitors shipping expenses and to provide an opportunity for them to compete in 3 different events with a single fleece, we are offering to take the Spin-Off sample from the fleece entered in the Regular Fleece Show and ship it to Wini Labrecque for competition in the Spin-Off.

CASH PRIZES FOR FIBER ARTS AND SKEINS WINNERS!

SPIN-OFF COMPETITION:
The Suri Network is excited to once again have AOA certified Spin-Off Judge Wini Labrecque judging our Spin-Off Competition. Wini is a talented hand-spinner and fiber artist. Previously an alpaca owner, she understands how important it is to have feedback on your Spin-Off sample.

"The Handcrafter's Spin-Off competition is an opportunity for the exhibitor to enter a sample weighing between 2 and 4 ounces of fleece which is evaluated on criteria relevant to the production of finished goods, rules generally follow the rules for Fleece Shows according to breed, age divisions, Color Groups, and class size." (from the AOA Show System Handbook)

Any fleece shorn after January 1st of 2024 is eligible to compete.

Please read and refer to the AOA Show System Handbook for additional information.

Important Spin-Off Dates:

April 7, 2025: Fleece show sponsorships are available
April 15, 2025: Show registration begins for Fleece, Spin-Off, Skein and Fiber Arts competitions
July 7, 2025: Fleece, Spin-Off, Skein and Fiber Arts competition registration closes
July 11, 2025: Refunds no longer given
July 16, 2025: Deadline for fleeces be delivered to Judy Schroeder or Boone County Extension Facility
July 16, 2025: Spin-Off, Skein and Fiber Arts entries must be delivered to Dawn Browning 
July 21, 2025: Show set up
July 22 & 23, 2025: Show judging
July 24, 2025: Show Pack up

PLEASE Mail Your Entries to:
Suri Network Fleece Show
c/o Dawn Browning
703 Fort Hill Road
Maysville, KY 41056

or

Suri Network Fleece Show
c/o Judy Schroeder
1453 Dominion Trail
Hebron, KY 41048


REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Register Here

THANKS TO OUR
2024 FLEECE SHOW SPONSORS
LISTED BELOW

SPIN-OFF SHOW FEES:

Spin-Off Entries: $30 each

AOA Fleece Show Membership Fee: $60
AOA Show Fee for non AOA members:
$80

Spin-Off Return Postage: $10.00 for first entry and $4.00 for each additional

WHAT CAN ONE LEARN BY ENTERING A SPIN-OFF COMPETITION?
Master Spinner Donna Rudd shares her experience HERE

View the AOA Spin-Off Score Card and see all the wonderful feedback you recieve about your sample

THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE FOR YOUTH ENTRANTS (under 18) PARTICIPATING IN FIBER ARTS OR SKEIN COMPETITIONS!

SKEIN COMPETITION:
The skein competition is also being judged by Wini Labrecque. Skeins can be either handspun or commercial spun. The purpose of the competition is to showcase the skills of either the hand-spinner or the fiber mill in converting Suri fiber into yarn. Skeins must be 50% Suri. You DO NOT need to be an AOA Show System member to compete in Skein Competitions. The 2025 AOA Show System Handbook details the requirements for the Skein Competition.

The Skein and Fiber Arts competitions will be held after the Suri Network Fleece Show.  Competitors will be able to submit their entries in both the AOA National Fleece Show as well as the Suri Network Fleece Show.

PLEASE NOTE!

Items entered in the Fiber Arts and Skein Competitions must be at least 50% Suri

SKEIN ENTRIES MUST BE MAILED TO:

Suri Network Fleece Show
c/o Dawn Browning
703 Fort Hill Road
Maysville, KY 41056

REGISTER ONLINE FOR SKEIN COMPETITIONS HERE

Important Skein Competition Dates:

April 7, 2025: Fleece show sponsorships are available
April 15, 2025: Show registration begins for Fleece, Spin-Off, Skein and Fiber Arts competitions
July 7, 2025: Fleece, Spin-Off, Skein and Fiber Arts competition registration closes
July 11, 2025: Refunds no longer given
July 16, 2025: Deadline for fleeces be delivered to Judy Schroeder or Boone County Extension Facility
July 16, 2025: Spin-Off, Skein and Fiber Arts entries must be delivered to Dawn Browning 
July 21, 2025: Show set up
July 22 & 23, 2025: Show judging
July 24, 2025: Show Pack up

SKEIN COMPETITION FEES:

Skeins: $20 per entry
Skein return postage:
$12 for first entry and $6 for each additional

If you do not want to register online, Print and Mail This Form with your entry and check.

FIBER ARTS:
Wini Labrecque is also judging our Fiber Arts competition.  You DO NOT have to be a Suri owner to submit an entry in our Fiber Arts competition. Suri Owners please consider donating materials to a Fiber Artist so that they may enter the competition, or consider sponsoring an artist by paying some percentage of their entry fee.  You DO NOT need to be an AOA Show System member to compete in Fiber Arts Competitions.
For details and rules about this competition, please read the AOA Show System Handbook

The Skein and Fiber Arts competitions will be held after the Suri Network Fleece Show.  Competitors will be able to submit their entries in both the AOA National Fleece Show as well as the Suri Network Fleece Show.

PLEASE NOTE!

Items entered in the Fiber Arts and Skein Competitions must be at least 50% Suri

FIBER ARTS entries must be mailed to:

Suri Network Fleece Show
c/o Dawn Browning
703 Fort Hill Road
Maysville, KY 41056

If you do not want to register online, Print and Mail This Form  with your entry and check.

Important Fiber Arts Dates:

April 7, 2025: Fleece show sponsorships are available
April 15, 2025: Show registration begins for Fleece, Spin-Off, Skein and Fiber Arts competitions
July 7, 2025: Fleece, Spin-Off, Skein and Fiber Arts competition registration closes
July 11, 2025: Refunds no longer given
July 16, 2025: Deadline for fleeces be delivered to Judy Schroeder or Boone County Extension Facility
July 16, 2025: Spin-Off, Skein and Fiber Arts entries must be delivered to Dawn Browning 
July 21, 2025: Show set up
July 22 & 23, 2025: Show judging
July 24, 2025: Show Pack up

FIBER ARTS SHOW FEES:

Fiber Arts: $20 per entry
Fiber Arts return postage:
$12 for first entry and $6 for each additional

REGISTER FOR FIBER ARTS COMPETITIONS HERE



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